- a sudden strong hit with something pointed or with a fist (= a tightly closed hand)戳;刺;捅;用拳猛击
- She gave him a jab in the stomach with her elbow.她用胳膊肘猛顶他的肚子。
- a boxer’s left jab拳击手的左刺拳
- Scott gave him a sharp left jab to the ribs.斯科特朝他肋部突然打出一记左刺拳。
- As a response he got a sharp jab in the stomach with a rifle.作为回应,他的腹部被人用步枪猛戳了一下。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + jabprepositionSee full entry - (British English, informal) an injection to help prevent you from catching a disease注射;接种;预防针Topics Social issuesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + jabSee full entry Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally Scots): variant of job ‘prod or stab’.